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TWENTY FIRST YEAR
Redwillow County Beet Growers Organize
The sugar beet growers of Redwillow
couoty organized an association in this
city last Saturday af tornoon as per call
D T Welty of Furnas county occupied
the chair and S R Smith of Redwillow
county was secretary of the meeting
There wore over a hundred farmers
and others present from Rodwillow
Furnas and Hitchcock counties besides
representatives of both the American
Sugar Beet Co of Grand Island and of
the Standard Beet Sugar Co of Leavitt
William Byfield of Redwillow county
stated the purpose of the meeting
namely for the benefit and protection of
the sugar beot grower and the organized
promotion of the sugar beet industry
It was decided at once to organize a
Boot Growers Association the member
ship to consist of those who had grown
sugar beets for shipment in 1902 and
those who are prospective growers and
shippers for 1903
To expedite the formation of an organ
ization William Byfield J E Kelley of
Redwilllow county and S E Solomon of
Hitchcock county were constituted a
committee to make a draft and report
articles of association stating plans
scope etc of tho association to the
convention for action
While the committee was out prepar
ing its report tho members of the con
vention had the pleasure and profit of
listening to a number of talks on the
subject of sugar beets growing and kin
dred interests
The talk of D T Welty of Cambridge
was especially valuable to the farmers
Perhaps no man in the Republican
Valley or in the state of Nebraska can
give figures reliable data to equal his
Uo doubt the result in his case is un
usual but that the possible results from
the careful and intelligent cultivation of
ugar beets are great cannot bo contra
dicted Mr Welty planted a little less
than eleven acres by actual measure
ment 107 10 acres Tho gross receipts
from the factory were 101580 His
gross expenses were 36570 and he says
he had to hire practically all his work
done This leaves a net profit of 65010
or 6076 net per acre This he says does
not take into account the fact that he
partially fed ten head of cattle and sixty
head of hogs during a period of sixty
days from the tops of the beets He
raised over twenty tons to the acre and
received an average of 4555 6 dollars
per ton These figures speak more elo
quently than any words
SR Smith of Indianola spoke briefly
His most interesting statement was the
determination to plant thirty acres to
sugar beets this season
C A Littel stated that he raised
about twenty tons per acre of sugar beets
on alkali ground that never had or would
produce anything before and that they
brought as high as 425 per ton
Mr Welty raised the question of
alkali soil and its possibilities for pro
ducing sugar beets He said there were
two kinds of alkali soil one white in
color and the other black Ic was upon
alkali soil that he had his marvelous
success last soason Mr Leavitt of the
Standard Sugar Beet Co of Leavitt
Nebraska however and he is an able
and practical chemist stated that it was
mores question of physical difference
than of chemical difference and that
lime would cure the difficulty
David Deveny of Redwillow countj
stated that notwithstanding drawbacks
and errors he had raised nine tons of
beets to the acre in 1902 and expected to
do better in 1903 Miohael Houlihan
a divide farmer raised an average of
oighteen tons per acre thi3 last season
The question of factory contracts for
1903 was raised and it was developed that
there was no difference between the
American and Standard factories as to
contract That the contracts would be
the same as last year with this addition
that where 500 acres or more are planted
at one shipping point the factories will
establish a weighing station there and
that the beets will be weighed at that
point tested and the tare fixed and tho
shipper paid which by the wayisadesir
concession to the sugar beet raisers
It was also shown that the matter of
having a weigher and testor at the fac
tories to accommodate those who could
not take advantage of the local shipping
stations could be easily and cheaply ar
ranged by tho shippers paying a small
sum per acre for the privilege of having
their personal representatives at tho
factories during the shipping season
G V Hunter of Culbortson announced
that the people of Culbortson and
vicinity would plant a thousand acres to
beets this season
President Leavitt of the Ames factory
MOVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE
Mrs J W Line is visiting in Denver
H C Clapp lost his spurs as a Jehu
last Sunday night
Walter Devoe was over from Leba
non Saturday on matters of busines
Milo Pate who- has been at Pilley
Nebraska for some time has returned to
the oity
Mia JonrfWWRAYof Culbertson was
tho guest of Mrs C W Barnes early in
the week
E J Mitchell of the Republican is
haypg his Main street home altered and
improved
S R Smith of the Indianola Inde
pendent had business in this wicked
town Monday
Mns Sah Pickard who has been
visiting in Havelock returned home on
3 Monday night
Mrs S M Kinsinger came down
from Hayes Ceuter last week to secure
medical attendance
Harlet Fad ley of Hayes Center spent
last week in the city taking medical
treatment for cancer
Mrs L W Stayner and Mrs George
Martin went in to Omaha Wednesday
night on 6 to return homo on Saturday
Amos Bower will leave on next Mon
day for Omaha to attend the Omaha
Commercial College during the winter
term
Mrs James Hatfield returned home
from Lebanon Kansas Sunday night
Mr Hatfield meeting her at Superior
Nebraska
W A Dilworth the Omaha lawyer
and a prominent K of P was here
Wednesday and attended the Pythian
smoker that evening
C E Williams tho Bartloy dentist
died on last Friday in nendley of pneu
monia The remains were buried Sun
day in Bartleys cemetery
D S Hasty our state senator from
Arapahoe on his way home over Sun
day spent Saturday in the city attend
ing the beet sugar convention
Mr and Mrs A Barnett went down
to Lincoln yesterday to be absent a few
days Mr Barnett attending the sessions
of the state lumbermens association in
the capital city
Glenn Williams a copyist in the
state senate came from Lincoln Friday
night and continued his journey on to
Stockville Saturday morning via In
dianola to spend Sunday at homo
M J Hkay an employe of Havelock
is now at the home of his sister Mrs
John H Bennett of our city a very sick
man we aro sorry to state His condi
tion is a source of some worry and solici
tude
W N Rogers of McCook breeder of
fine Hereford cattle was in town Mon
dayinvestigating the feed grinder which
is running at the Holbrook mills and
will install one on his ranch at McCook
Holbrook cor Clarion
John Parkins a merchant and post
master at Bellflower Missouri arrived
in the city Wednesday morning on 13
and will be a guest of Rev and Mrs
LHShumate for a few weeks He is a
brother of Mrs Shumate
Mrs John F Rowell and the two
children who have been the guests of
Mr and Mrs C B Rowell for several
weeks left for their Colorado home on
Tuesday of this week They will visit in
Max and Fort Morgan en route
M B Reese dean of the Nebraska
university law school visited Sunday
with his brother JWReese of Chariton
Iowa who with his wife are guests of
Mr and Mrs Lee I Culbertson The
judge came up from Lincoln Saturday
nightand returned homeSunday night
Dr Lewis Schlessinger of Chatta
nooga Tenn who practiced the most
ancient cult spiritualism among us
recently has been startling the citizens
Mr and Mrs H C Clapp entertain
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After a Long and Painful Illness
Doath came to Mrs Julia A Fox last
Saturday afternoon after a long and
painful illness covering over a year of
a disease which baffled the skill of the
doctors and which they did not name
The deceased was in her 73rd year
having been born on January 12 1831
dying January 17 1903 She was the
mother of nine children five of whom
preceded her to the grave Services were
held at the home of her Bon Ned H Fox
in West McCook where she died and
interment was made in the Rivorview
cemetery beside the remains of her hus
band on Monday afternoon Rev L H
Shumate of the Methodist church con
ducting the services
Deceased was an early settler of this
part of the county having lived on a
homestead a few miles northeast of the
city over twenty years ago He husband
a veteran of the Rebellion preceded her
to the spirit land many years since
Of the surviving children the daugh
terMrsGeorge Burns lives in Nebraska
City one son Ned lives in the city but
the address of the other son is not known
to the writer
G A R Circle Officers Installed
Last Saturday afternoon the officers
elect of tho GA R Circle were installed
in due form Unfortunately part of the
officers were not present so the installa
tion embraced but the following
President Mrs F M Rathbun
First Vice President Mrs Henry
Walker
Second Vice President Mrs J S Le
Hew
Secretary Mrs W S Morlan
After the ceremonies a supper was
spread in the lodge room by the ladies
and this feature was enjoyed by the
members of the post and the families of
the members
In this connection we are requested to
urge a full attendance by the members
of the circle at the next regular meeting
of the circle on the first Saturday after
noon in February the 7th Important
matters of business will come up for
action
It Was a Great Success
The ladies of the Methodist Aid society
cleared between 50 and 60 at their
pillow show Tuesday in the Clyde
building The ladies had on exhibition
between 300 and 400 pillows many
handsome and valuable ones among the
number Refreshments were served
It was a unique affair very satisfactory
to both public and society
The first prize went to Mrs F M
Kimmell No of votes 46 the second to
Mrs Louis Suess No of votes 20
Tho ladies hereby return thanks to all
loaners of pillows
The ladies of the Aid society hereby
tender M U Clyde a vote of thanks for
generous use of his store room
Jaspers Cure For a LHXury
The pauper business is getting to be
an expensive luxury in this county We
believe it is time that tho county should
have a poor farm 160 acres of river
bottom should be purchased and half of
it seeded to alfalfa The old county seat
buildings could be utilized in improving
the place We would suggest that some
place between Indianola and McCook be
selected It should be centrally located
Properly managed there is no reason
why in three or four years the farm
shouldnt almost if not quite pay the ex
pense of keeping the paupers Indian
ola Reporter
The Best Yet
No former effort directed to the same
end has been so successful as the present
clearing sale of The Thompson D G
Co More goods have been sold and
better goods Those participating are
reaping solid benefits and every customer
proves an advertiser of the sale The
people of McCook and vicinity know a
good thing when they see it Dont
defer your participation in the event
Do You Need a Cream Separator
If you do dont fail to call at W T
Colemans store and see the very latest
improved separator You can ship your
of Holbrook since with hi3 great skill cream from any station and draw your
and marvelous knowledge He is due
at McFaddens Pasture or Beaver City
next
Mr and Mrs Frank Watson of St
Joe Michigan arrived in the city Sun-
day on 1 and have been the guests of
Mr and Mrs H C Clapp all week
They made a side trip to Denver Wed
nesday on 13 returning on 2 Thursday
morning They will depart for Michi
gan on 2 tomorrow morning
pay twice a month Separators are sold
on payments and part of each check can
be retained as a payment on the ma
chine
Dunning Spaulding
Mr Jobe Dunning of Indianola Neb
and Miss Nettie Spaulding of Oxford
were married at the Mitchell hotel in
this city last Monday by County Judge
Beghtol Holdrege Progress 16th
Are you thinking about
getting a
washing machine If so you should see
the Ocean Wave at W T Colemans
of the Standard Co said that he would evoning at a King Pedro card party to Its the latest improved easiest running
uo one or cne planters or sugar Meats m meefc their visiting friends Mr and Mrs most durable washing machine on the
wis vicing vnis uouxg u prank Watson of St Joe Mich Light
is that he will plant I
the prospect now
refreshments wero 8Brved Ifc was a fel
and cultivate at least 100 acres Ho
stated that he and the able corps Ofciton3 social occasion F M Kimmell
experts under him would willingly assist j and F A Pennell wero the captora of
Concluded on page five I tho prises
market
Four wolves were killed in the hunt
last Saturday Quite a number escaped
through the line where the hunters were
not provided with shot guns
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS
Engine No 30 is in for an overhauling
Warren Traver has been given a fire
Sam Bayless returned to work Mon
day
Arthur Colfer is Mack Hughes new
clerk
W W Williams is
the freight office
a new employe in
M E Wells arrived here on his special
bdsiness yesterday on 1
Engine 70 a K4 class la out of the
shop after an overhauling
Gus Budig the airbrake king has a
new work bench this week
Burton can toll you just how much
Pete Kern can outpull Decker
Sam Pickard arrived home on No 3
Monday night from Havelock
E F Ballanco machinst is expected
home from Plattsmouth Monday
Engine 345 is down on her wheels and
will be out of the shop early next week
Asst General Supt Rhodes was at
headquarters Wednesday from Lincoln
Switchman and Mrs A P Ely of Red
Cloud are visiting Lincoln relatives this
week
Conductor Mose Carmony is sick and
off duty and Conductor J F Utter has
his run
The Q engines 1726 and 1728 will
bo sent back across the river in a day
or two
Piecework Inspector and Mrs W J
Krauter will visit Hastings relatives
Sunday
W C Chlanda of the air bench visited
relatives in Longmont Colorado Saturday-Tuesday
The January meeting of the railway
mens club was postponed on account of
press of work
The iron house has been placed under
the storehouse management and Ira Dye
is a striker again
Engineer John Hicks wa3 down from
Alliance this week guest of his sister
He returned home Thursday
Harry Spauldingwho is now a messen
ger between Lincoln and Hastings visit
ed McCook friends Sunday
Two Burlington freight cars left the
track at Oreapolis Junction Monday
morning delaying traffic for an bour
T W Hawksworth absent on fur
lough and injured is now somewhere
up northwest and has written for his
time
The floor of the roundhouse extension
is being bricked and the tracks ex
tended Gradually the extension is
being completed
T M Phillippi went east on No 2
Saturday morning to be absent a few
weeks on a vacation Chris Larsen is
carrying the mail nights in the mean
while
Jake Brening went up to Loroland
Colorado last Friday night to act as
best man for a friend who was married
to Miss Anna Walker formerly of this
place Sunday
Asst Supt McFarland was at head
quarters Saturday on railroad business
and was an interested visitor at the beet
sugar convention in the court house in
the afternoon
Dispatcher W B Mills expects shortly
to commence the erection of a dwelling
house on the north lot of his North
Marshall street property Much of the
lumber has already been prepared for
the building
George Paxton machinist who was
summoned to Michigan City Indiana
about a week since on account of the
illness of his father returned home on
1 Sunday and resumed his place in the
shop on the following morning His
father died from a stroke of paralysis on
the night he left here for home
The organization of theO R C chap
ter in Alliance last Wednesday was one
of the most brilliant affairs that city has
witnessed and participated in this sea
son Conductor and Mrs Frank Kend
len of our city lead the grand march and
Conductor and Mrs Henry Beale of our
city were also guests of honor on that
occasion
Burlington linemen with a special
train were in Lincoln over Sunday
having strung new copper wires from
Omaha both for telegraph and tele
phono service Thoy were due to leave
today in the direction of Alliance It is
said that they can put up twenty five
miles of wire per day This train an
ideal workmens train consists of a
sleeper diner wardrobe and lavatory
car and a tool car Lincoln Star Mon
day
frtbttit
McCOOK RED WILLOW COUNTY NEBRASKA FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 23 1903
Good bye Furs
150 fur muffs now 89c 175
now 129 225 ones now 139
now 169 350 ones now 249
fur collarettes now 119 375
now 269 500 ones now 299
ones
300
175
ones
600
ones now 3 99 190 childs sets now
99c 250 ones now 149 If vn i wnifc
longer wont you be too lato Tho
Thompson D G Cos clearing sale
He Sale
Sixty head or i tses weighing from
900 to 1200 pounds Some broke and
somo unbroken On J H Mooro ranch
6 miles southwest of McCook Prices
reasonable 1-23-4 tB
Georor Plumlkiou
To Sugar Beet Growers
The contract for tho American Bekt
Suoab Co of Grand Island Nebraska
for the 1903 crop may be seen at the
office of J E Kklley
D of H Notice
The next meeting of the Degree will
be in Odd Fellows hall on January 27th
Friday evening as usual
By order of C of H
Valentines Valentlnesl
Newest and finest lino wo have ever
had Ready in a few days
L W McConnkll
He Has Them
Dont send away Buy your
from W T Coleman and know
you aro getting Don1
t cot left
seeds
what
Kafir Corn For Sale
A nice slender stalk well seeded a
good feed for milk cows Inquiro at
McMillens drug store 16 2ts
Sutton carries the Mathushek Story
Clark Bush Gorts and Cablo lino
of pianos in all styles and prices and
on easiest possible terms It will bo
your mistake if you buy elsewhepe
fore seeing his stock and learning his
prices and terms Dont make such an
error Save money and troublo by buy
ing right at home
The Knights of Pythias luxuriated in
a smoker Wednesday night in their
castle hall after the regular session
There was a good social time a discus
sion of tho fraternal building question
and light refreshments on tho side Tho
membership was out in force
Ladies jacketscoatscapes and Monte
Carlos as follows 300 ones 222 350
ones now 249 450 ones now 299
500 ones 369 600 ones 399 750
499 1000 ones now 699 1150 ones
now 750 at The Thompson D G Cos
clearing sale
We are agents for the Edison phono
graphs and records and carry the 10
20 and 30 machines and a large lino of
records in stock to select from Our
prices are guaranteed and we save you
the freight L W McConnbll
There are some thines Sutton does
not offer or agree to do He doesnt
agree to sell a 350 piano for 165 But
ne win sen you ror tx cne Desc piano
on earth for that amount of money
And its a good instrument too
The G- A Noren lots opposite Supfc
Campbells residence have been pur
chased by Mitchell Clyde who expects
to build thereon coming summer Tho
price paid was in the neighborhood of
a thousand dollars
What is more acceptable to a friend
or your wife than a set of pearl handled
knives and forks a chaffing dish baking
dish or anything in the silverware line
which you can get at a reasonable price
at W T Colemans
Boys good black knee pant suits 125
Corduroy knee pants 50c Mens cordu
roy suits 750 pants 200 Good black
suits 500 650 750 to 1250 at The
Thompson D G Cos clearing sale
The regular annual stockholders
meeting of the McCook Building and
Savings association will be held on Tues
day evening February 10th
There is nothing more profitable to
people in general than a good garden
In order to have one you must get soma
of W T Colemans seeds
The Alphabet high five club ha3 reor
ganized and held its first meeting Wed
nesday night at the home of Mr and
Mrs J E Kelley
The Bullard yard has put up some
new buildings in the yard for the hous
ing of stock
The Bowen restaurant i3 now owned
by S D McClain and J H Stephens
50c golf gloves now 35c 25c ones 19c at
The Thompson D G Cos clearing sale
McCook lays no claim to being a sani
tarium for the cure of heart disease
Tho B M meat market sella the
best of everything in their line
Thi3 has been examination week in
the public schools
Thb Tpibunu is only 100 a year
NUMBER 36
MINOR ITEMS OF NEWS
Annis Furs at DoGroffs
Monto Carlo Coats at DeCroffs
Save money on drugs at McMillons
Scale books for sale at The Triijunh
office
Go to C L
Sorosis Skirts
DeGrotT Cos for
McMillons cough cure will stop your
cough Try it
Somo good values in Potticoats at CL
DoGroff Cos
First class meats of all kinds at tho
B M moat market
All the latest and best books aro to
be found at Cone Bros
Stop that cough Cure that cold
McConnolIs BalBam will do it
Irrigated farm for rent tf
C II Meeker
Gunthers candies always fresh
L W McConnell
You want tho best at a right prico
You will got it at tho B M inoat
market
40c Ice Wool fascinators in black or
white now going at 23c at Tho Thomp
son D G Cos clearing sale
Pickles sauor kraut and everything
seasonablo at Marshs meat market
Highest quality and lowest prices
The old Kellogg flour feed and seed
store is now owned and managed by
Taylor Shepherd and George Droning
Edison phonographs from 10 up Big
lino of records vocal and instrumental
Seo L W McConnkll
Copy of tho 1903 contract of the Stand
ard Beet Sugar Coof Leavitt Nebraska
Can been seen at C II Meekors office
under the pest office
Cards with envelopes to match for at
homes receptions etc for sale at
une office bamo neatly printed
sonable if desired
This is the time to make your pur
chases of underwear and at C L Do
Groff Cos is the right place to got
tho best goods at the right prices
The new spring patterns of wall paper
are arriving Lino will bo better this
year than ever bofore You know what
that means L W McConnkll
50c flannelette waists now 39c 75c
ones now 49c 125 flannel ones now
89c 250 ones 113 200 ones 139
all at The Thompson D G Cos clear
ing sale
Pianos at Suttons at from 165 up on
easy payments Seo him first beforo
making a purchase No one can givo
you lower prices or better terms for a
reliable instrument
A recent issue of the Toledo Bee uses
half column space to prove conclusively
that being a good fellow dont pay
The dividends are not equal to tho ex
pended energies and character Cut it
out toys
The O R C ball will be given on
Monday evgaing April 13th and tho
boys announce now in advance of the
affair that it will be tho swellest thing
over This will bring the ball right after
the lenten season
Hinky Dink of the Indianola Inde
pendent has had another pipe dream
to the effect that McCook conspirators
have joined Indianola kickers to rob
Indianola of the county fair Not on
your princealbert have they
Estray Cows From slaughter houso
yard two cows one red heifer 3 years
old weighs about 800 wire about neck
one pale red cow weighs about 1000
pounds Reward will bo paid for in
formation leading to their recovery
D C Marsh
Dont fail to hear Father Stritch in
the court house next Thursday evon
ing January 29th on Dante The prico
of admission 25 cents is but nominal
The lecture will b high class in every
respect by an able speaker Tho sub
ject one of the greatest of the old mas
ters of literature Under public library
auspices
Is your head working or are you pay
ing ten cents a pound for meat by tho
quarter when you can get better meat
by tho quarter at Marshs meat market
for six and eight cents a pound Dont
let the peddlers bump you sohard when
tho regular dealers can do so much bet
ter in price and in quality as well
Sutton the jeweler has a reliable op
tician in his store all the time Eyes
tested and glasses fitted scientifically
and satisfaction guaranteed Hundreds
of people in McCook and vicinity will
bear testimony to tho high excellence
and reliability of his optical work If
your eyes need attention dont wait
until some pilgrim comes along but go
to Sutton at once Ho remains hero to
warrant his work
